Originally a Greek deity, Achelous was the personification of a river by the same name. He was a god of plenty, able to create raging storms and floods, and was once defeated by Herakles. In Ovid's Metamorpheses, Achelous held heroes at his abode, and told them stories of how the gods could transform humans.

Status of Set 8

Note: This card was never printed. The final version from the design team has been spoiled to players on the Anachronism forums. There's no telling whether or not this card will be printed, and if it were, that it'd have the same text as the spoiled version.

As is, one will notice missing elements, since the card hasn't been finished. There's no artist or flavor text; ability titles are English, rather than Latin.

Card Text

(6) Achelous (Wind)

Roman • Inspiration • Deity

Divisive Rumors: After an opponent uses a card ability to move or to make an attack, the next time you make an attack roll, you may increase one of the dice in the attack or defense roll by up to two.

no flavor text

Illus.: n/a • Set 8 • 97/100

Warrior Pack

Achelous comes with the Publius Scipio Africanus warrior pack.

History in Brief

Stories of Change, Stories of a God

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Trivia

• In one story, Achelous describes five nymphs who had a very big, very Roman banquet; they forgot to secure Achelous' blessing, and the deity turned them into islands.

Links

• Achelous on Wikipedia